RIP Edgar Villchur, dead at 94

Edgar Villchur, inventor of acoustic suspension speaker technology and the original audiophile turntable (AR-XA), upon which the LP-12 was based, died Monday, October 17, 2011, in his home in Woostock, New York. He was 94. Audiophiles have hailed Mr. Villchur as a seminal figure in the field. In its 50th-anniversary issue in 2006, Hi-Fi News ranked him No. 1 among the “50 Most Important Audio Pioneers.” John Atkinson, the editor of Stereophile magazine, credits him with bringing hi-fi into the home. His inventions, the acoustic suspension loudspeaker and the first audiophile turntable (upon which the LP-12 was based) were groundbreaking in their day, and top all-time "best of" lists consistently year after year. The AR-XA was recently named amongst the top 100 Most Important Audio Components Of All Time by Stereophile magazine as was the LP-12, #5 and #1, respectively. Sad to see the pioneers go one by one, as it is sad to see the old blues cats dying off as well over the years.

We need more pioneers like him. I just reread that list and have been on the hunt for AR-XA.

Villchur R.I.P - I lift my glass to him.